Crime

Smugglers Conceal 1,245 Rounds of Ammunition in Rice Bags

Web News 14 August 2023 305 0

By Olusegun Folarin The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted one thousand, two hundred and forty five rounds of live ammunition concealed in bags of rice. The Controller of Customs, Ogun Area 1 Command, Mr Bamidele Makinde, who announced this to journalists in Abeokuta said the five vehicles Continue Reading

Economy

NCS Warns Against Smuggling

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Nigeria Customs Service has called on   traditional rulers to enlighten their subjects on the danger associated with smuggling.New Controller of Customs, Ogun area command Mr Dera Nnadi made the call in Oke Mosan Abeokuta when he paid a courtesy visit to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.While noting that the role of traditional rulers in […]Continue Reading

Crime

Prevail on youths to quit smuggling – Customs Service

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The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, wants people in leadership positions to prevail on the youths to refrain from smuggling and other cross border crimes to further enhance the safety of lives and property at the border areas.  The advice is coming on the heels of incessant attacks and violent encounters between suspected smugglers and Customs […]Continue Reading

Security

Impounded Goods: Customs Generates about Five Billion Naira in January

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Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Oyo/ Osun Area Command says it has generated revenue of almost five billion Naira through seizures of illegal goods in the month of January this year. The seized items included nine Toyota vehicles valued at over three hundred million, ten motorcycles, valued at over one million naira, bags of foreign rice, valued […]Continue Reading